Distributed Virtual Worlds: Foundations and Implementation Techniques Using VRML, Java, and CORBA

By Stephan Diehl

Recently, with the success of Java and the existence of different interfaces be- tween VRML and Java, it became possible to implement three-dimensional internet applications on standard VRML browsers (Plugins) using Java. With the widespread use of VRML-Browsers, e.g., as part of the Netscape Com- municator and Microsoft's Internet Explorerstandard distributions, everyone connected to the internet via a PC ( and some other platforms) can directly enter a virtual world without installing a new kind of software. The VRML technology offers the basis for new forms of customer services, e.g., interactive three-dimensional product configuration, spare part ordering, or customer training. Also this technology can be used for CSCW in intranets. This book has a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part is intended more for teachers and researchers, while the practical part is in- tended for web designers, programmers and students, who want to have both a hands-on approach to implementing Web 3D applications and a technically detailed overview of existing solutions for specific problems in this area.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642087132
• ISBN13: 9783642087134
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"